Even if "phenomenal" consciousness is an illusion... that illusion still matters.
(I know mine matters to me so I assume yours does to you?)
And either way - we can still call having valenced experiences #sentience.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-022-03710-1
(I know mine matters to me so I assume yours does to you?)
And either way - we can still call having valenced experiences #sentience.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-022-03710-1
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Does illusionism imply skepticism of animal consciousness?
Synthese - Illusionism about consciousness entails that phenomenal consciousness doesn’t exist. The distribution question concerns the distribution of consciousness in the animal kingdom....
New episode just out with Objectively Dan of the "Truth Wanted" show! https://youtu.be/ATb5YU4JbxU
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"It just started to not make sense" - @ObjectivelyDan - @Truth Wanted Host - Ep:134
@ObjectivelyDan is host of @Truth Wanted , a call-in talk show that's part of the @Atheist Community of Austin . Truth Wanted focuses on how and why people believe what they believe - and how we can talk about beliefs in more effective ways - whether it’s…
How should we respond to future (ongoing?) moral & epistemic revolutions like Sentientism?
- Speed up 💚
- Slow down ❌
- Moral uncertainty (pluralism?) 💚
- Value uncertainty (pluralism?) 💚
- Flex morals/institutions/tech 💚
- Vague guilt & do nothing🤷
- Moral paralysis! 🤷
Of course, in many cases it's not epistemic or moral uncertainty that prevent a "future moral revolution" from being accepted as something we should do or stop right now. It's powerful, ubiquitous, relentless, well-funded social norm indoctrination about what's "normal" & good.
Fascinating paper by John Danaher and Jeroen Hopster: https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S001632872200146X
- Speed up 💚
- Slow down ❌
- Moral uncertainty (pluralism?) 💚
- Value uncertainty (pluralism?) 💚
- Flex morals/institutions/tech 💚
- Vague guilt & do nothing🤷
- Moral paralysis! 🤷
Of course, in many cases it's not epistemic or moral uncertainty that prevent a "future moral revolution" from being accepted as something we should do or stop right now. It's powerful, ubiquitous, relentless, well-funded social norm indoctrination about what's "normal" & good.
Fascinating paper by John Danaher and Jeroen Hopster: https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S001632872200146X
Don't know how I messed up that link - here it is! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001632872200146X
New episode - loved this conversation - let me know what you think: https://youtu.be/R5eZebUAsQg
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"Rationality comes with responsibility" - Kathy Hessler - Sentientism Ep:136
Kathy is Assistant Dean, Animal Legal Education at George Washington University Law School & Director of the Animal Legal Education Initiative. Kathy has been a clinical law professor for 30 yrs & has been teaching animal law for 22 yrs. She is the first…
Hello all and a Happy New Year. Here's a quick preview of our upcoming episodes! https://twitter.com/sentientism/status/1611724937953148930?s=20&t=5yHCg6G-t_y7XvtsWe7b9g
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After our little break we have some treats for you...
#SentientistConversations with @MarinoLori @RoachePaige @bel_jacobs @evahamer @drcrystalheath @NeilLevy10 @AstroKatie @dorfonlaw 💚
And on Monday I talk to @ziyatong!
Sub to #Sentientism (pod 👂/YT📺)…
#SentientistConversations with @MarinoLori @RoachePaige @bel_jacobs @evahamer @drcrystalheath @NeilLevy10 @AstroKatie @dorfonlaw 💚
And on Monday I talk to @ziyatong!
Sub to #Sentientism (pod 👂/YT📺)…
New episode - hope you enjoy! Share it with friends if you do :) https://youtu.be/UVBZ_QxiY1M
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"What is it like to be another animal?" Lori Marino - Sentientism Ep:137
Lori is Executive Director of The Kimmela Center and Founder & President of @WhaleSanctuaryProject. She is a neuroscientist & expert in animal behavior & intelligence, formerly on the faculty of Emory University where she was also a faculty member at the…
Sentientism Website Concept.pdf
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Possible new Sentientism.info website concept - feedback very welcome!
This was fun - me talking about Sentientism on the Beyond Atheism podcast: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/3XRQj2TCQwb
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139: Going Beyond Atheism... to Sentientism? Cross-post bonus episode with Nathan Alexander, Todd Tavares (Beyond Atheism podcast)…
This episode is a bonus cross post of my conversation about Sentientism with Nathan and Todd on their Beyond Atheism podcast. Beyond Atheism moves beyond questions of gods' existence to ask "what's next in a godless world?" If that question interests you…
New episode with Bel Jacobs - hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/AFFp7HKrwZM
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"Animal rights is a social justice issue now" - Fashion Activist Bel Jacobs- Sentientism Ep: 140
Between 1999 & 2014, Bel (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/bel-jacobs) was Style Editor for Metro. The fall of Rana Plaza in 2013 forced a re-assessment; today, she is a writer, speaker & activist with a focus on animal rights, the climate emergency…
What do religious and atheistic/naturalistic worldviews have to say about non-human #sentient animal ethics? Fascinating series of talks here... Includes some of our #Sentientism podcast/YouTube guests! https://www.upc-online.org/forums/2017/videos.html
"All suffering matters morally" “Experiences in activism are transformational… when I first got arrested… it allowed me to change my self-conception” Eva Hamer of Pax Fauna joins me for @Sentientism episode 141 on Podcast and YouTube. https://youtu.be/g-EkMZYOyHo https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/kgP73m0iXwb
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"All suffering matters morally" - @EvaHamer from @paxfauna1360 - Sentientism Ep: 141
Eva (@EvaHamer https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/eva-hamer) is the operations lead for the startup non-profit Pax Fauna. Pax Fauna exists to design a more effective social movement for animal freedom in the U.S. Eva has been organizing in the animal…
For anyone in range of London... trying to persuade Humanists to upgrade :) https://www.meetup.com/central-london-humanists/events/291188125/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link
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Is Sentientism the Future of Humanism? with Jamie Woodhouse, Thu, Apr 20, 2023, 6:30 PM | Meetup
To coincide with World Earth Day, Central London Humanists welcomes **[Jamie Woodhouse](www.jamiewoodhouse.com)** to put forward the case for **[Sentientism](https://sentie